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Hi Round Rock! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could Round Rock ISD sell future school sites to balance budgets?
  • What investigators say about the deadly stabbing at a Round Rock park.
  • Round Rock still using Flock cameras while neighbors pull back—what it means.

Also on today's calendar: Story Behind the Page: Book Launch Party for VACANCY and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 101, low: 77.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 100 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Round Rock ISD weighs what to do with its land (communityimpact.com) — Round Rock ISD is reassessing what to do with nearly 250 acres of undeveloped land inside the district, including sites long eyed for a sixth high school and a second stadium. Facing financial uncertainty and enrollment questions, leaders may consider additional property sales after recent transactions that brought in millions and helped turn a balanced budget into a surplus.
   

2. Texas Engineer Killed in Alleged Random Park Stabbing, 26-Year-Old Charged With Murder (resistthemainstream.com) — A 62-year-old engineer was fatally stabbed in what authorities describe as an apparently random attack at a Round Rock park on Labor Day, prompting a first-degree murder charge against a 26-year-old suspect. Investigators used neighborhood and business surveillance around Chandler Creek Boulevard and East Palm Valley to track the man, recover a knife and clothing, and continue examining evidence in the case.
   

3. Here's where Flock has camera contracts in Central Texas (kxan.com) — Round Rock is among eight Central Texas cities still using Flock automated license plate reader cameras, even as several nearby communities end or pause their contracts over privacy and data concerns. The report outlines where cameras remain active, where they've been removed, and how changing state funding and local votes could shape future surveillance in the region.
   

4. Texas baseball: Exhibition, SEC schedules set for Longhorns ahead of 2027 season (statesman.com) — Texas Longhorns baseball will visit Round Rock's Dell Diamond on October 3 for a noon exhibition game against the Houston Cougars, their only fall contest. The piece also outlines Texas' 2027 SEC schedule, but for local fans the big news is a rare chance to see the Longhorns play in Round Rock rather than driving to Austin or Houston.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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